Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-06-10
OUR CONTEMPORARIES
THE NEW YORK SPORT MAN.

The May l4th number of this paper
has just come before our eyes. 1t con-
sists of forty pages, thirty Of which are
reading matter, ten advertisements. and is
a marvel of material. 1t is. and always
has been, quite strictly sporting paper
TO those who want accounts of rae
ing and betting, booksellers and pool
selling. it meets that want. This number
has also, and the paper generally has.
quite complete accounts of different stock
farms and illustrated with pictures of the
more or less celebrated stations kept
upon them. Life j. too short to read
these. but we presume in the main they
are well done. 50 far a. Il description
of horses and places go. Albemarle. who
write, them. has a very good nom dc
pIUmc. which would suggest that he
would write very good letter. We do read
occasionally his tabulated pedigrees and
find them better than the average. but he
has not vet altogether weeded out the I'M
known from the known. And we would
suggest which the commOn-sense of every
man knows to be true, that the pedigree
which does not do this j. worse than
worthless. 1t j. positively injurious. On
the other hand, pedigree that does do
this is exceedingly valuable; it is Il
bright and shining light to guide breed
ers to the haven of success. An honest
thing is always honest and is always
good. y dishonest thing is always fraud
ulent. Repeated assertions do not i'm
prove it. Its record in thousand books
would not add one feather to its value.
Always it is the same hollow lie, to en-
trap the unwary and to shame the face
of truth. The moment that the frauds
are weeded out of our pedigrees, not only
will the character of breeding become
more respectable, but its science will be-
come instructive, and safe. The struc-
ture that is founded upon the rock of
truth will stand; that which is founded
upon lie must fall.
We are led into these remarks by motto
ing in Albemarle's tabuated pedigree of
Wilton, Rysdyk entered as by Abdallah.
sire VI lIlc uiilll u polu>llllln Adlu, = IL
otherwise this pedigree i, perfectly
sound. This adds weight to it that
sinks it in the estimation of every honest
man. Why do it: The sire of the dam
of Goldsmith Maid is not known. This
presents the opportunity of Il lie to the
dishonest. to be sure, but why should
honest men repeat the lie: Is it neces-
sary TO the success of the Hambletonian
interests that the lies which this editor
records and these are by the thousand.
should be repeated constantly. If they
cannot exist without these, there is GER
tainly reason for their fall. Suppose they
can't exist without them, is that any rea-
son for the lies: Which is of the most
value, truth or the Hambletonian inter-
est: OF which is the strongest, truth or
any interest which undertakes to live
outside of it? For while, doubtless,
this family and the Messenger family
have gained by these lies, but in the line
of time, when these clouds are all dissipat-
ed truth takes care of its own. The
failures of fraud are its own cure, for
the breeder leaves it and seeks for what
is true.
The tabulated pedigree of Leland seems
strictly correct and all honest men will
thank Albemarle.
In that of Heptagon, we have the old
stereotyped lie that Amazonia is by the
son of Messenger-a lie, because it states
that as known which is unknown; a mis-
leading lie, because there is not one chance
in a thousand of its being true. Why
put it in! We have the statement that
Enchantress, the dam of Harold, was by
Abdallah. VIII Albemarle give us the
tracing of this mare from her breeder up :
We have the statement made the second
time that Amazonia was by the son of
Messenger. We have the statement that